BioNotebook: Incyte, Agenus sign $410m immuno-oncology pact; plus six more deals
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Executive Summary
Incyte will pay Agenus $60m up front and $350m in development, regulatory and commercial milestone fees to license the Retrocyte Display antibody discovery platform for the development of novel immunotherapies. The upfront fee is comprised of a $25m technology and program access fee as well as a $35m equity investment at $4.51 per share.
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